‘Only yes is yes’ law

it would hurt them in this year’s elections. The socialist party which had managed to put through one of the greatest protections of women in the country had been battered as a result of the law’s shortcomings.

Although the law is to be tweaked judges will continue to have the final say on sentences and the changes may not be enough to stop the increasing number of sentence reductions.

The law reduces the number of criminal conviction types associated with sexual assault in line with the Istanbul convention and that is what has resulted in sentence reductions.